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Written question asked by James Wild (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2025. It was answered by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Monday, 17 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


A17: Repairs and Maintenance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for improvements to the A17 Pullover Junction in King’s Lynn.

Answer

The A17 Pullover Junction scheme forms part of the Department’s Major Road Network (MRN) programme. The Secretary of State announced a review of the programme in July 2025, as part of which local authorities were asked to confirm whether or not they wished to proceed with each individual scheme. In its response to the review, Norfolk County Council has said that it will have to withdraw the scheme from the programme, because it can longer afford its local funding contribution to the scheme and because of impending local government reorganisation.

Henceforth any decision on the future of the scheme is likely to become the responsibility of the new Mayoral Combined Authority for Norfolk and Suffolk, following the election in May 2026, or the successor unitary authority covering King’s Lynn and West Norfolk.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
90385
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Repairs and maintenance King's Lynn A17
Link
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